Participation of the English Classroom in the

cultural weekTitle: Environment.

28th/29th/30th April 2008

Infant Education

• Development of classroom activities

• Infant 3,4 years old: recycling workshop, learn the names of the objects that we put in the rubbish, we classify them in the following groups: paper, plastic and aluminium. We classify the bins by these colours blue, yellow and green.

Vocabulary: detergent bottle, cup of yogurt, plastic, plastic bottle, tin, can, newspaper, milk carton, juice carton, magazine, wrapping paper, fruit and vegetables, aluminium, glass jar and rubbish bag.

We work in a circle, the objects are brought into the classroom in a plastic bag. We take them out one by one and repeat the names. Then we classify them by the materials. Next we show the colours of the containers and establish the type of material that goes in each one. We put the classified the objects into the containers. We repeat the sequence with each pupil choosing an object and putting it in the right container.

Infant 5 years old: We work with the colours of the earth and think over ways to save our planet. Finally we made a display in the hallway with the summary of our works. We were inspired by an article in Teachers Magazine n. 49.

• Development of activities during classes

•PRIMARY EDUCATION

• Song: Countryside Calypso. Recording of the song played on the radio. Rehearsed and worked with all groups. With the music teachers collaboration.

• Countryside Calypso

• The countryside is for everyone• We can have picnics, we can have fun• But please remember at the end of the day• Put litter in the bin or take it away

• (Chorus) Paper, plastic bags, bottles and cans• Paper, plastic bags, bottles and cans• Paper, plastic bags, bottles and cans• Put litter in the bin or take it away

• In the countryside we can play, play and talk• We can climb trees or go for a walk • But please remember at the end of the day• Put litter in the bin or take it away• (Chorus)• In the countryside we can ride bikes and run• We can play with a ball or sleep in the sun• But please remember at the end of the day• Put litter in the bin or take it away• (Chorus)

• First and second cycles of Primary ended these activities about the colours of the earth, by caring for our planet and “The light bulb watcher”.

• Materials published in Teachers magazine n. 49.

• Play: THE RUBBISH EATERS. Adaptation of the play published in Teachers magazine n. 49

• Rehearsals during the week to perform the play during the month of May for the pupils of 4th A and B.

• Families collaboration in the making of the costumes.

• Fill out the worksheets to learn the vocabulary and structures of the theme. Recycling, Recycling Story, Super recyclers advice. Materials published in Teachers Magazine n. 49.

• The sequence of the activities was the presentation of the worksheet, collective and individual works, review of the vocabulary and finally the filling out of the worksheets.

• With the sixth level of Primary Education we made a display of the five “Rs” to hang up the hallway. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, React and Respect.

From the “Hermanos Arregui Primary School” of Pola de Siero, Carmen, the teacher of science, sent us some

photos of their works and their displays which were hung up in their school.and. These were the results of

our caring about the situation of the environment.Thanks friends.

Our thanks to all of you who made the good out come of this activity

possible. And hope it is a productive and usefull one; to

make all of us aware of the effects the weather changes are having on us and to call our attention.

Teachers : Carmen Sopelana y Marta García

San Félix of Candás School year 2007-2008